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By Tanner Garrity Adults tend to discourage daydreaming. Elementary-schoolers are reprimanded when they stare out the window during a lesson; kids are handed iPads when they declare themselves “bored” at family functions, and across the board, children are notoriously overscheduled. There isn’t much time for the youth to let their minds wander when they have to focus on soccer practices, dance lessons and playdates. Child development experts have long pointed out that such overscheduling is not necessary for a child — in fact, it’s a symptom of parental anxiety. Chronically busy parents can’t …